Davis and the cast teased that the sixth season, which is set to premiere in November, will feature time-bending story lines, a new group of horse-mounted villains called the "ghost riders" and the return of long-gone characters.

"It memorializes the relationships in a really nice way," said Davis.

At the beginning of the panel, a jokey Posey entered the mammoth venue to Irene Cara's "Flashdance ... What a Feeling" and proceeded to pour a bottle of water on himself.